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EDEX Expo is an annual career fair and exhibition in Sri Lanka which is the flagship event of EDEX.Over the years it has become the primary career fair in the country and a national event with the primary exhibition taking place at BMICH, Colombo followed by a secondary exhibition taking place at Kandy a few weeks later.
Dr. Ranatunga Arachchige Dayarathna Ranatunga (Sinhala:දයාරත්න රණතුංග: born 29 October 1940), popularly as Dayarathna Ranatunga, is a Sri Lankan singer and music director. One of the most honored singers of Sri Lanka, Dayarathna is considered as an icon in Ragadhari music in Sri Lanka. [1]
During this period, he was able to join with Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) and sang four songs for 'Sarala Gee' musical program. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] However, with an intention to become a leading singer in the country, Waijayantha felt compelled to write his own songs and tunes. [ 8 ]
Sunil Santha was a Sri Lankan composer, singer and lyricist. Known as the "Father of the Modern Sinhala Music" [1] He was pivotal in the development of Sinhala music and folk songs in the mid to late 1940s and early 1950s. [2] [3] He composed the beloved soundtracks to Lester James Peries' films Rekava and Sandesaya in 1956 and 1960. In a later ...
Chandana Chitral Somapala was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 4 November 1966. His parents, P. L. A. Somapala and Chithra née Perera, were musicians, music directors and producers. [5] His parents' song, "Dambulu Gale", was recreated by Somapala and received mixed feedback by critics. [6]
Priyani Jayasinghe (Sinhala: ප්රියානි ජයසිංහ; 10 June 1967 – 8 July 2018) was a Sri Lankan singer and composer. [1] One of the most popular artists in Sri Lanka, [2] Jayasinghe has sung several popular songs of the Sinhala music industry including: Kandula Niwannam, Sundara Hadakata Dee and Aluth Sanda Awith.
For the film Nedeyo in 1976, he made vocals with Latha Walpola for the song "A Rankanda Pemkanda", composed by George Leslie. [10] The Sinhala Baila song Pissu Vikare (Dagena Polkatu Male) by H. R. Jothipala, Milton Perera, M. S. Fernando is a cover version of the Tamil song Dingiri Dingale (Meenachi) from the 1958 Tamil film Anbu Engey.
Jayakody was born on 6 April 1952 in Hettimulla, Kegalle, Sri Lanka, the youngest of six children of Don Raphial Jayakody and Victoria Jayakody (d. 2017). [2] [3] While receiving his early education at Bandaranaike Junior School, he joined the church choir.